Oil-stove burner.



I. T. MILLS.

0|L STOVE BURNER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-17.1915.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH T. MILLS, OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS.

OIL-STOVE BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

Application filed September 17, 1915. Serial No. 51,201.

rangement of parts hereinafter described and definitely pointed out inthe appended claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a means for holding the lowerflange of the 'flamespreader of a round-wick burner up off of the end ofthe wick, to prevent smoking, and to facilitate lighting of the wick, inthat class of wick-burners illustrated by the Perfection heating andcook stoves, heretofore patented by the assignor of the Standard OilCompany, an Indiana corporation.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a burner, partly insection, having my invention applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a sectional planview of same, the section being taken on line -22 of Fig. 1, and Fig.8is an inverted plan of the lower end of the air-tube.

The numeral 1 indicates the usual reservoir, in which the kerosene orother oil is placed, to be absorbed by the wick 2, which latter islocated vithin the usual wick tube 3.

Mounted as usual within the said wick holder (or wick tube) 3 is thecommon threearmed spider a, beneath the three arms of which the hooks 5of the air-tube 6 engage, so that the said tube and the entire flamespreader carrying both the upper and lower spreader-flanges will bedetachably held within said wick-tube 8, during operation of the burner.

Heretofore, in that class of oil-stoves known on the market as the NewPerfec tion, much trouble and inconvenience has been occasioned by thefact that the weight of said air-tube 6 and all of the spreader partsabove it, caused the lower flamespreader flange 7 to rest too near theupper end of said wick 2. and in some cases to rest directly upon saidwick; thereby interfering with the combustion, and producing muchdisagreeable smoke, soot and odor, be sides wast the fuel in suchuseless production of so and soot. The soot was-deposited upon the saidlower spreader-flange 7 to such an extent that it interfered with theflame, and had to be removed by wiping or scraping. I avoid all suchdisagreeable action by inserting within said spreader air-tube, or byattaching to some part of the spreader, an improved device for holdingsaid lower spreader-flange up a distance from the upper end of saidwick. In the present instance, I have shown a coil spring 8 for suchpurpose. The upper end of said spring 8 rests beneath the upperspreaderflange 9, in the present case, while its lower end rests uponthe said arms of the said spider a.

The operation is as follows: The said spring 8 being compressed by theact of inserting the spreader air-tube 6, within said wick-tube pressesupward against the said upper spreader-flange 9, and lifts and holds upthe. entire spreader until the said hooks 5 are held in contact with theunder sides of the spider-arms, and until the lower spreadersflange 7 issupported at a distance above the end of said wick 2, and is heldthereat during the entire operation of the burner, thereby permittingample space between said end ofthe wick and said lower flange to produceperfect combustion, and prevent smoke, soot and disagreeable odors. Theincreased space between said lower flange 7 and the wick, also providesmore room for the inserticn of the match, in lighting the burner. Theflame-spreader and its air-tube 6 are secured in position and detachedin the usual manner, by partially rotating the same, to cause the saidhooks 5 to engage or disengage the arms of the said spider 4L.

What I claim is:

1. In a wick-fed burner for oil-stoves, the combination of a wick-tube,a wick, a flamespreader provided with upper and lower spreading-flanges,an air-tube at the lower end of said spreader, a series oflaterallyextending hooks at the lower end. of said air-tube, a partfixed within said wick-tube fixed within said wick-tube, and having its7 lower end resting thereon and its upper end in engagement with somesuitable portion of the said flaniespreader, whereby the said springwill normally support the weight of the said flame-spreader, and willretain the said lower spreading flange a suitable distance above theplane of the wick, to prevent smoking.

2. In an oil-stove burner having the usual wiclvtube, a flame-spreaderprovided with upper and lower flamespreading flanges, an air-tube havingat its lower end laterally projecting hooks, a spider having arms andfixed within said wick-tube, and a coilspring located within saidair-tube, with. its lower end resting upon said spider and its upper endextending upward and engaging Copies of this patent may be obtained forfive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 7

the inner surface of the said upper spreading-fiange, whereby the entireflame-spreader will be held yieldingly in position with said lowerspreadingfiange elevated a distance above the upper end of saidwick-tube and the wick carried thereby; the said hooks normally engagingthe undersides of said spider-arms, to prevent said spring from liftingthe parts toohigh.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH T. MILLS.

Witnesses:

A. G. HAGETER, JOHN C. HIGDON.

Washington. D. C.

